USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The PRIMARY goal of the abolitionist movement was to
A
immediately emancipate or free all enslaved people.
B
allow the gradual release of enslaved people.
C
end the importation of enslaved people from Africa.
D
make mandatory the education of all enslaved people.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The abolitionist movement, also known as abolitionism, was a movement to abolish slavery. Abolitionism was a historic movement that aimed to abolish the Atlantic slave trade and free those who were enslaved. Option (a) is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century. More specifically, these individuals sought the immediate and full emancipation of all enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-3: -abolitionism, also called abolition movement, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.

Detailed explanation-4: -The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation.

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